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John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland

More coal and gas, less renewables: what a nuclear power plan for Australia would really mean

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan for nuclear power in Australia has provoked a great deal of discussion and analysis – most of it critical.

Experts point out the Coalition’s long-awaited modelling involves both highly optimistic costings and a massively lower demand for electricity than expected in official projections.

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